A modern Polish composition that draws upon nationalistic melodic characteristics. It emphasizes expressive phrasing and emotional depth.
Developing a natural sense of rubato to enhance the lyrical quality of the piece is the primary technical hurdle.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Barwy narodowe is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 5.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Barwy narodowe lasts about 3 minutes.
Barwy narodowe is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Bóg się rodzi alla bolero by Jakub Kowalewski, Bog sie rodzi by Jakub Kowalewski, Waltz in A minor by Frédéric Chopin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.